No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth: Act 4 Scene 1

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A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three WITCHES .	A rcnave. In eht dmilde, a niobgli dcanuolr. ruedTnh. hTe ehert CISWHTE teenr.
FIRST WITCH Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed.	TIRFS CWTHI The wntya tca hsa edemwo eehtr smeit.
SECOND WITCH Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.	SCNODE CHIWT Teerh msite. nAd eth heehgodg sah nhidew ncoe.
THIRD WITCH Harpier cries, Tis time, tis time.	TDHIR ITWHC My sripti fierdn, arpHrie, is lliygen, tIs time, sit etmi!
FIRST WITCH Round about the cauldron go, 5 In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Sweltered venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i th charmd pot.	RTISF CITHW enDac danour teh onraducl dan thorw in the snoiedop isenltra. (ihlngod up a dato) uollY go in srfati tdao htta ats undre a cold rock orf a hmtno, zognoi psnooi omfr tsi esrpo.
ALL 10 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.	ALL beoulD, oldeub iolt dan ebrluto, reiF bnru, nda ncduoral ubbelb.
SECOND WITCH Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake. Eye of newt and toe of frog, 15 Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adders fork and blind-worms sting, Lizards leg and owlets wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.	OESCND IHCWT (nidlgoh ongihesmt up) ellW libo yuo in teh racdnluo txnae slcei of samwp ensak. All het ster of yuo in oot: a stenw eey, a grofs gteoun, ruf ormf a tba, a dsog egtuno, eth okrfed ngoeut of an daedr, eht genitrs of a igbronuwr rwom, a idlsraz gel, an owls wngi. (knesigpa to eht integdrisne) Mkae a hracm to saecu fwluorpe ebultro, dna ilob dna eublbb ielk a tborh of hlel.
ALL 20 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble.	ALL obleDu, buedol otli adn reobult, rieF nbru dan aucdlonr ebublb.
THIRD WITCH Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravined salt-sea shark, 25 Root of hemlock digged i th dark, Liver of blaspheming Jew, Gall of goat and slips of yew Slivered in the moons eclipse, Nose of Turk and Tartars lips, 30 Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-delivered by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab. Add thereto a tigers chaudron, For the ingredients of our cauldron.	RDHIT WHTIC eeHr eomc eoms meor enirsdetign: teh sealc of a ngrado, a swlfo hotot, a swthic iefimmmud elsfh, hte uegtll nad ocmhsta of a sraovune khsra, a orot of lhmcoke ahtt aws dgu up in het dark, a Jesw elivr, a agsto eibl, seom stwgi of wye tath ewer erknbo off uringd a lruan eiplsec, a krTus enso, a atTsrra slip, eht fenrig of a byba that saw ltrndeags as a tsteturipo avge htrbi to it in a tidhc. (to het sinnirtgeed) Mkae tish tonpoi tickh dna yegul. (to eht oreht WITCHES) Now selt dad a tsrgei isranelt to the imx.
ALL 35 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble.	LAL oelbuD, uloebd tloi dan btuelro, ieFr brun and culanord elubbb.
SECOND WITCH Cool it with a baboons blood, Then the charm is firm and good.	NODCSE TCIWH Wlle cloo eth utmexri ihwt obbnoa bdool. ferAt htat eth acrmh is nifdshei.
Enter HECATE and the other three WITCHES	HCTAEE rneets wtih terhe oetrh EWHCSTI .
HECATE Oh well done! I commend your pains, 40 And every one shall share i th gains. And now about the cauldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in.	EEATHC Wlle done! I emirda uyor foetrfs, dan lal of uyo wlli sehar eht srdearw. Now mcoe gsni ndaoru hte adrnculo ekil a ginr of eevsl dna rasiefi, gnnnteachi yhtengvrie uoy tup in.
Music and a song: Black spirits, c. HECATE retires	isMcu spyla and eth sxi ESWTCIH ngis a ogns eacdll kalcB rsSiipt. EATHEC vealse.
SECOND WITCH By the pricking of my thumbs, 45 Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks.	ODESCN TIHWC I nca eltl atth msetnogih ikwecd is oimgnc by the tlgnniig in my uhbsmt. osorD, poen up ofr herovew is kngcniok!
Enter MACBETH	CETABHM netesr.
MACBETH How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags? What is t you do?	CEBMTHA thasW iggon on heer, uoy ecestr, viel, nhitgmdi sahg? aWht era uoy ingod?
ALL A deed without a name.	LLA ghSetnimo rethe sitn a rodw fro.
MACBETH 50 I conjure you by that which you profess Howeer you come to know itanswer me. Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches, though the yeasty waves Confound and swallow navigation up, 55 Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down, Though castles topple on their warders heads, Though palaces and pyramids do slope Their heads to their foundations, though the treasure Of natures germens tumble all together, 60 Even till destruction sicken, answer me To what I ask you.	MTCHABE I ntod kwno who ouy wokn teh itgshn ouy do, ubt I sitsin tath ouy nsrawe my soiqtnseu. I mcdnoma oyu in het mnae of wvateher drak eoprsw yuo seevr. I tond ecar if oyu shlnaue vtelnoi wisdn that eart wnod rehuscch, amke teh faymo wesva werohemlv pishs nad dnse oisarls to thrie tadshe, ftatnle ropcs adn estre, mkae scetals lafl wdno on hetir atibhantins haeds, meka elcaaps nda psrimdya oelacspl, nda xim up greievynth in eantur. lleT me twha I tnwa to okwn.
FIRST WITCH Speak.	FSITR HTICW akpeS.
SECOND WITCH Demand.	ENCDOS TIHCW mDndae.
THIRD WITCH Well answer.	HIDRT HCITW Wlel rsanew.
FIRST WITCH Say, if th hadst rather hear it from our mouths, Or from our masters.	ISFTR TWIHC lduWo ouy rtehra aher hstee gishtn mofr uor tshmou or rofm our artsesm?
MACBETH Call em. Let me see em.	CHTMABE llCa tehm. Lte me see hmte.
FIRST WITCH 65 Pour in sows blood, that hath eaten Her nine farrow; grease thats sweaten From the murderers gibbet throw Into the flame.	FSITR CIHWT uorP in hte odlob of a wso how ash enaet rhe neni giforpfns. eTka eth eswta of a errdrmue on het salglow and rwtoh it iotn the mefla.
ALL Come, high or low; 70 Thyself and office deftly show!	ALL eCmo, ghih or owl itsrsip. woSh fyoerlus dan athw oyu do.
Thunder. FIRST APPARITION : an armed head	udTerhn. heT TSRIF IAINRAPOPT apeprsa, onikogl elki a dhea hwti an rrmaoed metleh.
MACBETH Tell me, thou unknown power	HCEABMT lTle me, uoy ouwnknn erwop
FIRST WITCH He knows thy thought. Hear his speech but say thou nought.	RIFST WTHIC He cna arde yruo huttgsoh. setniL, tbu dnto pakse.
FIRST APPARITION Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.	RFSTI TAPINRPOIA Maebthc! hteaMcb! ecMbtha! areeBw uffcdMa. earBwe het henat of ieFf. eLt me go. ohEung.
Descends	The FRTIS IAPTAPRONI cdssened.
MACBETH 75 Whateer thou art, for thy good caution, thanks. Thou hast harped my fear aright. But one word more	BHCEMTA aeevrhWt yuo rea, tskhan for oryu idcaev. You eavh esdgesu axeyctl awht I drfeae. uBt oen drow eomr
FIRST WITCH He will not be commanded. Heres another More potent than the first.	FRSIT WICHT He wlli nto be dcemdnmao by you. seHre aohrtne, trroegns ahnt teh rstfi.
Thunder. SECOND APPARITION : a bloody child	enduhrT. eTh SENDCO AANPIPROTI prasape, igolnok leki a oydlbo licdh.
SECOND APPARITION Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!	NEDCOS NAAIPTRPIO hcaMbet! Mcbthae! bcteaMh!
MACBETH 80 Had I three ears, Id hear thee.	EACMHTB If I had erteh rase Id instle twih all hteer.
SECOND APPARITION Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth.	DECSNO PANIOPITRA Be tnoilev, dobl, dna ifmr. aLugh at the orepw of hrtoe nme, eaeusbc oyndbo born mfor a mnaow lliw erve amhr ctheMab.
Descends	heT DESNCO AIAIPNRPTO descends.
MACBETH 85 Then live, Macduff. What need I fear of thee? But yet Ill make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate. Thou shalt not live, That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder.	MTABCHE hTne I tond nede to likl Mfuadcf. I vhea no roneas to rafe imh. Btu vene so, llI meak blduoy srue. llI ngaureate my wno aetf by hnavig you eikldl, acdfufM. htTa ayw I nca uoecnrq my nwo fear nda epsel yaes at night.
Thunder. THIRD APPARITION : a child crowned, with a tree in his hand	uhnTder. Teh ITHDR RIAAINOPTP parpeas, in teh mfor of a ldcih thiw a rnwco on hsi head dna a eetr in sih hadn.
90 What is this That rises like the issue of a king, And wears upon his baby-brow the round And top of sovereignty?	haWt is isht itirsp atht oslko lkie eth sno of a nikg adn rsaew a worcn on ish gnoyu hdea?
ALL Listen but speak not to t.	ALL ensitL but tdon speak to it.
THIRD APPARITION Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care 95 Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him.	TIRHD IAIONAPPTR Be baevr liek eth loin dna duopr. ontD evne wroyr oubat how teahs ouy, hwo ssrtnee uyo, dna who psinscoer ntasiag oyu. Mtebcah liwl eenrv be edadteef tuiln Brnmia Wdoo acsmher to itfgh uoy at nnnieuaDs lilH.
Descends	eTh HTRID NRIPPATIOA ndedcses.
MACBETH That will never be. Who can impress the forest, bid the tree 100 Unfix his earthbound root? Sweet bodements! Good! Rebellious dead, rise never till the wood Of Birnam rise, and our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom. Yet my heart 105 Throbs to know one thing. Tell me, if your art Can tell so much: shall Banquos issue ever Reign in this kingdom?	AMCHEBT thTa lwli nevre nehapp. Woh nca cadmmon hte eofsrt dan kaem the serte llpu ihret osotr out of the heatr? sTeeh ewer stwee mnoes! odoG! My rrsmued llwi enrev oecm bakc to hetertan me uinlt the seorft of anirmB tsge up nad msove, and I wlil be nkig orf my rteien tlnarau elif. uBt my hraet is listl gbrbitohn to nokw eno tnihg. leTl me, if oryu rakd epowsr can see sith afr: will sanoquB sons rvee iegnr in hsti gondkim?
ALL Seek to know no more.	LLA tnoD try to idfn out oemr.
MACBETH I will be satisfied. Deny me this, 110 And an eternal curse fall on you! Let me know. Why sinks that cauldron? And what noise is this?	TCBMEAH I dnaemd to be aessdtfii. If uoy efurse, lte an rtnaele cuesr afll on yuo. Let me wkon. hWy is hatt curnadlo isnkign? dAn ahtw is ahtt music?
Hautboys	obtayusH lpya simuc ofr a nroaecelmi coinsoepsr.
FIRST WITCH Show.	FITSR CWTIH owhS.
SECOND WITCH Show.	NOCDSE TICHW oSwh.
THIRD WITCH Show.	TIDHR WCTIH wSoh.
ALL 115 Show his eyes and grieve his heart. Come like shadows; so depart!	ALL ohwS mih nda eamk imh rgviee. eCmo like howssda nad etrdap in eht smea wya!
A show of eight kings, the last with a glass in his hand, followed by BANQUO	giEht iskgn cahrm oscars eth segat, eth last neo ithw a irrmro in ish andh, lwoflode by the TOGSH OF ONUQBA .
MACBETH Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo. Down! Thy crown does sear mine eyeballs. And thy hair, Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first. 120 A third is like the former.Filthy hags! Why do you show me this? A fourth? Start, eyes! What, will the line stretch out to th crack of doom? Another yet? A seventh? Ill see no more. And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass 125 Which shows me many more, and some I see That twofold balls and treble scepters carry. Horrible sight! Now I see tis true; For the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me And points at them for his.	MTEBAHC Yuo look too mhuc leik eth tgohs of nuBaoq. Go away!(to teh tisrf) rYuo wonrc htrus my esye. (to het osdecn) oYur oldbn ahri, wcihh loosk kiel teanrho cworn nhnrtdeuea eth oen euoyr agnriew, ksolo ujts kiel hte trisf ikgsn rhia. wNo I ese a tirdh ikng who olkos sutj kile hte esdnoc. tiylhF sgha! yhW rae yuo hniwogs me hits? A fhutor! My yees ear ggbiunl uot of etrhi ctoskse! Wlil hits line hctsetr on eeorvrf? Atohrne eno! ndA a htnesve! I ntdo tnwa to ees yan meor. And yte an hitegh parpesa, oglhndi a mrrior in hwhic I ees myan ermo enm. And emos era acyigrrn bedlou aslbl adn terilp secrstpe, mngiean rtyehe kisng of remo thna noe uonyrtc! elrHrobi tshgi! wNo I see it is rute, ehyt ear usqoBan eatsnendsdc. quoanB, hwit his oldob-ottcdel hria, is lgsmini at me adn niiptgno to hmte as sih.
Apparitions vanish	The sriitps of eht igsnk adn teh TSOGH OF NUOAQB asnihv.
What, is this so?	hWat? Is hsti ruet?
FIRST WITCH 130 Ay, sir, all this is so. But why Stands Macbeth thus amazedly? Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites, And show the best of our delights. Ill charm th air to give a sound, 135 While you perform your antic round. That this great king may kindly say, Our duties did his welcome pay.	SFTIR CTHWI eYs, thsi is etru, ubt why do uoy antsd rheet so deuundobmdf? Come, serisst, slet crhee hmi up dna swho him oru satnlet. I liwl cramh teh rai to dorcuep msicu elihw oyu lla adecn dounra liek azcry, so shti kgni lliw yas we idd uor ydtu nad atedretnnie hmi.
Music. The WITCHES dance and then vanish	cusMi lpsya. ehT TISCWEH acden dan ehnt isanvh.
MACBETH Where are they? Gone? Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursd in the calendar! 140 Come in, without there.	BTAEMCH eWrhe are tehy? Geon? eLt ihst lvei huro be kdemar rrfovee in the dnraelca as rducse. (salcl to nseeomo tgeoasff) uoY esuodti, ecom in!
Enter LENNOX	NXLNEO esernt.
LENNOX Whats your graces will?	XLNENO tahW soed uroy rcgae tnwa?
MACBETH Saw you the weird sisters?	AETBCHM dDi yuo ese eht irdew isetrss?
LENNOX No, my lord.	ENOXNL No, my rdlo.
MACBETH Came they not by you?	CMHTBEA Dditn yeth assp by uoy?
LENNOX No, indeed, my lord.	XELONN No, nieded, my lrod.
MACBETH Infected be the air whereon they ride, And damned all those that trust them! I did hear 145 The galloping of horse. Who was t came by?	MCBTHEA The ira on hcihw yeth redi is cfenedit. maDn all tohes owh tsutr mhet! I adreh eth gnloglpia of hrseos. Woh asw it ttah eacm here?
LENNOX Tis two or three, my lord, that bring you word Macduff is fled to England.	NLXENO wTo or tehre nme, my rldo, owh tuohrbg the aeesgms htta ffduMac has feld to nlandEg.
MACBETH Fled to England?	EBCMHTA eldF to glaEnnd?
LENNOX Ay, my good lord.	NLEXON sYe, my odgo dlro.
MACBETH 150 Time, thou anticipatst my dread exploits. The flighty purpose never is oertook Unless the deed go with it. From this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, 155 To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done: The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to th edge o th sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool. 160 This deed Ill do before this purpose cool. But no more sights!Where are these gentlemen? Come, bring me where they are.	MCAETBH Time, ouy atrhtw my aurdfled nlspa. lssnUe a srepon esdo mtghsneoi eth endocs he kinsth of it, hlle evern gte a hnccea to do it. Fomr own on, as snoo as I ecided to do mhignsteo Im goign to tca dmtlimyeiae. In cfat, Ill statr fngliwloo up my ustgohth wiht acniots igthr now. Ill ardi ffuMdacs slacet, eeizs het owtn of Ffei, dan klli shi eifw, ihs hlrdince, nda neyona else unaouerttnf hneuog to dnast in line rof sih heaitreninc. No eorm fislhoo ktla. I will do itsh ddee eoerbf I sloe my ensse of prepuso. But no more osokpy ivnsios!erehW are teh sremsneegs? omeC, nrigb me to meht.
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A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three WITCHES .	A rcnave. In eht dmilde, a niobgli dcanuolr. ruedTnh. hTe ehert CISWHTE teenr.
FIRST WITCH Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed.	TIRFS CWTHI The wntya tca hsa edemwo eehtr smeit.
SECOND WITCH Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.	SCNODE CHIWT Teerh msite. nAd eth heehgodg sah nhidew ncoe.
THIRD WITCH Harpier cries, Tis time, tis time.	TDHIR ITWHC My sripti fierdn, arpHrie, is lliygen, tIs time, sit etmi!
FIRST WITCH Round about the cauldron go, 5 In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Sweltered venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i th charmd pot.	RTISF CITHW enDac danour teh onraducl dan thorw in the snoiedop isenltra. (ihlngod up a dato) uollY go in srfati tdao htta ats undre a cold rock orf a hmtno, zognoi psnooi omfr tsi esrpo.
ALL 10 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.	ALL beoulD, oldeub iolt dan ebrluto, reiF bnru, nda ncduoral ubbelb.
SECOND WITCH Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake. Eye of newt and toe of frog, 15 Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adders fork and blind-worms sting, Lizards leg and owlets wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.	OESCND IHCWT (nidlgoh ongihesmt up) ellW libo yuo in teh racdnluo txnae slcei of samwp ensak. All het ster of yuo in oot: a stenw eey, a grofs gteoun, ruf ormf a tba, a dsog egtuno, eth okrfed ngoeut of an daedr, eht genitrs of a igbronuwr rwom, a idlsraz gel, an owls wngi. (knesigpa to eht integdrisne) Mkae a hracm to saecu fwluorpe ebultro, dna ilob dna eublbb ielk a tborh of hlel.
ALL 20 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble.	ALL obleDu, buedol otli adn reobult, rieF nbru dan aucdlonr ebublb.
THIRD WITCH Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravined salt-sea shark, 25 Root of hemlock digged i th dark, Liver of blaspheming Jew, Gall of goat and slips of yew Slivered in the moons eclipse, Nose of Turk and Tartars lips, 30 Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-delivered by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab. Add thereto a tigers chaudron, For the ingredients of our cauldron.	RDHIT WHTIC eeHr eomc eoms meor enirsdetign: teh sealc of a ngrado, a swlfo hotot, a swthic iefimmmud elsfh, hte uegtll nad ocmhsta of a sraovune khsra, a orot of lhmcoke ahtt aws dgu up in het dark, a Jesw elivr, a agsto eibl, seom stwgi of wye tath ewer erknbo off uringd a lruan eiplsec, a krTus enso, a atTsrra slip, eht fenrig of a byba that saw ltrndeags as a tsteturipo avge htrbi to it in a tidhc. (to het sinnirtgeed) Mkae tish tonpoi tickh dna yegul. (to eht oreht WITCHES) Now selt dad a tsrgei isranelt to the imx.
ALL 35 Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble.	LAL oelbuD, uloebd tloi dan btuelro, ieFr brun and culanord elubbb.
SECOND WITCH Cool it with a baboons blood, Then the charm is firm and good.	NODCSE TCIWH Wlle cloo eth utmexri ihwt obbnoa bdool. ferAt htat eth acrmh is nifdshei.
Enter HECATE and the other three WITCHES	HCTAEE rneets wtih terhe oetrh EWHCSTI .
HECATE Oh well done! I commend your pains, 40 And every one shall share i th gains. And now about the cauldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in.	EEATHC Wlle done! I emirda uyor foetrfs, dan lal of uyo wlli sehar eht srdearw. Now mcoe gsni ndaoru hte adrnculo ekil a ginr of eevsl dna rasiefi, gnnnteachi yhtengvrie uoy tup in.
Music and a song: Black spirits, c. HECATE retires	isMcu spyla and eth sxi ESWTCIH ngis a ogns eacdll kalcB rsSiipt. EATHEC vealse.
SECOND WITCH By the pricking of my thumbs, 45 Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks.	ODESCN TIHWC I nca eltl atth msetnogih ikwecd is oimgnc by the tlgnniig in my uhbsmt. osorD, poen up ofr herovew is kngcniok!
Enter MACBETH	CETABHM netesr.
MACBETH How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags? What is t you do?	CEBMTHA thasW iggon on heer, uoy ecestr, viel, nhitgmdi sahg? aWht era uoy ingod?
ALL A deed without a name.	LLA ghSetnimo rethe sitn a rodw fro.
MACBETH 50 I conjure you by that which you profess Howeer you come to know itanswer me. Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches, though the yeasty waves Confound and swallow navigation up, 55 Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down, Though castles topple on their warders heads, Though palaces and pyramids do slope Their heads to their foundations, though the treasure Of natures germens tumble all together, 60 Even till destruction sicken, answer me To what I ask you.	MTCHABE I ntod kwno who ouy wokn teh itgshn ouy do, ubt I sitsin tath ouy nsrawe my soiqtnseu. I mcdnoma oyu in het mnae of wvateher drak eoprsw yuo seevr. I tond ecar if oyu shlnaue vtelnoi wisdn that eart wnod rehuscch, amke teh faymo wesva werohemlv pishs nad dnse oisarls to thrie tadshe, ftatnle ropcs adn estre, mkae scetals lafl wdno on hetir atibhantins haeds, meka elcaaps nda psrimdya oelacspl, nda xim up greievynth in eantur. lleT me twha I tnwa to okwn.
FIRST WITCH Speak.	FSITR HTICW akpeS.
SECOND WITCH Demand.	ENCDOS TIHCW mDndae.
THIRD WITCH Well answer.	HIDRT HCITW Wlel rsanew.
FIRST WITCH Say, if th hadst rather hear it from our mouths, Or from our masters.	ISFTR TWIHC lduWo ouy rtehra aher hstee gishtn mofr uor tshmou or rofm our artsesm?
MACBETH Call em. Let me see em.	CHTMABE llCa tehm. Lte me see hmte.
FIRST WITCH 65 Pour in sows blood, that hath eaten Her nine farrow; grease thats sweaten From the murderers gibbet throw Into the flame.	FSITR CIHWT uorP in hte odlob of a wso how ash enaet rhe neni giforpfns. eTka eth eswta of a errdrmue on het salglow and rwtoh it iotn the mefla.
ALL Come, high or low; 70 Thyself and office deftly show!	ALL eCmo, ghih or owl itsrsip. woSh fyoerlus dan athw oyu do.
Thunder. FIRST APPARITION : an armed head	udTerhn. heT TSRIF IAINRAPOPT apeprsa, onikogl elki a dhea hwti an rrmaoed metleh.
MACBETH Tell me, thou unknown power	HCEABMT lTle me, uoy ouwnknn erwop
FIRST WITCH He knows thy thought. Hear his speech but say thou nought.	RIFST WTHIC He cna arde yruo huttgsoh. setniL, tbu dnto pakse.
FIRST APPARITION Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.	RFSTI TAPINRPOIA Maebthc! hteaMcb! ecMbtha! areeBw uffcdMa. earBwe het henat of ieFf. eLt me go. ohEung.
Descends	The FRTIS IAPTAPRONI cdssened.
MACBETH 75 Whateer thou art, for thy good caution, thanks. Thou hast harped my fear aright. But one word more	BHCEMTA aeevrhWt yuo rea, tskhan for oryu idcaev. You eavh esdgesu axeyctl awht I drfeae. uBt oen drow eomr
FIRST WITCH He will not be commanded. Heres another More potent than the first.	FRSIT WICHT He wlli nto be dcemdnmao by you. seHre aohrtne, trroegns ahnt teh rstfi.
Thunder. SECOND APPARITION : a bloody child	enduhrT. eTh SENDCO AANPIPROTI prasape, igolnok leki a oydlbo licdh.
SECOND APPARITION Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!	NEDCOS NAAIPTRPIO hcaMbet! Mcbthae! bcteaMh!
MACBETH 80 Had I three ears, Id hear thee.	EACMHTB If I had erteh rase Id instle twih all hteer.
SECOND APPARITION Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth.	DECSNO PANIOPITRA Be tnoilev, dobl, dna ifmr. aLugh at the orepw of hrtoe nme, eaeusbc oyndbo born mfor a mnaow lliw erve amhr ctheMab.
Descends	heT DESNCO AIAIPNRPTO descends.
MACBETH 85 Then live, Macduff. What need I fear of thee? But yet Ill make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate. Thou shalt not live, That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder.	MTABCHE hTne I tond nede to likl Mfuadcf. I vhea no roneas to rafe imh. Btu vene so, llI meak blduoy srue. llI ngaureate my wno aetf by hnavig you eikldl, acdfufM. htTa ayw I nca uoecnrq my nwo fear nda epsel yaes at night.
Thunder. THIRD APPARITION : a child crowned, with a tree in his hand	uhnTder. Teh ITHDR RIAAINOPTP parpeas, in teh mfor of a ldcih thiw a rnwco on hsi head dna a eetr in sih hadn.
90 What is this That rises like the issue of a king, And wears upon his baby-brow the round And top of sovereignty?	haWt is isht itirsp atht oslko lkie eth sno of a nikg adn rsaew a worcn on ish gnoyu hdea?
ALL Listen but speak not to t.	ALL ensitL but tdon speak to it.
THIRD APPARITION Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care 95 Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him.	TIRHD IAIONAPPTR Be baevr liek eth loin dna duopr. ontD evne wroyr oubat how teahs ouy, hwo ssrtnee uyo, dna who psinscoer ntasiag oyu. Mtebcah liwl eenrv be edadteef tuiln Brnmia Wdoo acsmher to itfgh uoy at nnnieuaDs lilH.
Descends	eTh HTRID NRIPPATIOA ndedcses.
MACBETH That will never be. Who can impress the forest, bid the tree 100 Unfix his earthbound root? Sweet bodements! Good! Rebellious dead, rise never till the wood Of Birnam rise, and our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom. Yet my heart 105 Throbs to know one thing. Tell me, if your art Can tell so much: shall Banquos issue ever Reign in this kingdom?	AMCHEBT thTa lwli nevre nehapp. Woh nca cadmmon hte eofsrt dan kaem the serte llpu ihret osotr out of the heatr? sTeeh ewer stwee mnoes! odoG! My rrsmued llwi enrev oecm bakc to hetertan me uinlt the seorft of anirmB tsge up nad msove, and I wlil be nkig orf my rteien tlnarau elif. uBt my hraet is listl gbrbitohn to nokw eno tnihg. leTl me, if oryu rakd epowsr can see sith afr: will sanoquB sons rvee iegnr in hsti gondkim?
ALL Seek to know no more.	LLA tnoD try to idfn out oemr.
MACBETH I will be satisfied. Deny me this, 110 And an eternal curse fall on you! Let me know. Why sinks that cauldron? And what noise is this?	TCBMEAH I dnaemd to be aessdtfii. If uoy efurse, lte an rtnaele cuesr afll on yuo. Let me wkon. hWy is hatt curnadlo isnkign? dAn ahtw is ahtt music?
Hautboys	obtayusH lpya simuc ofr a nroaecelmi coinsoepsr.
FIRST WITCH Show.	FITSR CWTIH owhS.
SECOND WITCH Show.	NOCDSE TICHW oSwh.
THIRD WITCH Show.	TIDHR WCTIH wSoh.
ALL 115 Show his eyes and grieve his heart. Come like shadows; so depart!	ALL ohwS mih nda eamk imh rgviee. eCmo like howssda nad etrdap in eht smea wya!
A show of eight kings, the last with a glass in his hand, followed by BANQUO	giEht iskgn cahrm oscars eth segat, eth last neo ithw a irrmro in ish andh, lwoflode by the TOGSH OF ONUQBA .
MACBETH Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo. Down! Thy crown does sear mine eyeballs. And thy hair, Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first. 120 A third is like the former.Filthy hags! Why do you show me this? A fourth? Start, eyes! What, will the line stretch out to th crack of doom? Another yet? A seventh? Ill see no more. And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass 125 Which shows me many more, and some I see That twofold balls and treble scepters carry. Horrible sight! Now I see tis true; For the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me And points at them for his.	MTEBAHC Yuo look too mhuc leik eth tgohs of nuBaoq. Go away!(to teh tisrf) rYuo wonrc htrus my esye. (to het osdecn) oYur oldbn ahri, wcihh loosk kiel teanrho cworn nhnrtdeuea eth oen euoyr agnriew, ksolo ujts kiel hte trisf ikgsn rhia. wNo I ese a tirdh ikng who olkos sutj kile hte esdnoc. tiylhF sgha! yhW rae yuo hniwogs me hits? A fhutor! My yees ear ggbiunl uot of etrhi ctoskse! Wlil hits line hctsetr on eeorvrf? Atohrne eno! ndA a htnesve! I ntdo tnwa to ees yan meor. And yte an hitegh parpesa, oglhndi a mrrior in hwhic I ees myan ermo enm. And emos era acyigrrn bedlou aslbl adn terilp secrstpe, mngiean rtyehe kisng of remo thna noe uonyrtc! elrHrobi tshgi! wNo I see it is rute, ehyt ear usqoBan eatsnendsdc. quoanB, hwit his oldob-ottcdel hria, is lgsmini at me adn niiptgno to hmte as sih.
Apparitions vanish	The sriitps of eht igsnk adn teh TSOGH OF NUOAQB asnihv.
What, is this so?	hWat? Is hsti ruet?
FIRST WITCH 130 Ay, sir, all this is so. But why Stands Macbeth thus amazedly? Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites, And show the best of our delights. Ill charm th air to give a sound, 135 While you perform your antic round. That this great king may kindly say, Our duties did his welcome pay.	SFTIR CTHWI eYs, thsi is etru, ubt why do uoy antsd rheet so deuundobmdf? Come, serisst, slet crhee hmi up dna swho him oru satnlet. I liwl cramh teh rai to dorcuep msicu elihw oyu lla adecn dounra liek azcry, so shti kgni lliw yas we idd uor ydtu nad atedretnnie hmi.
Music. The WITCHES dance and then vanish	cusMi lpsya. ehT TISCWEH acden dan ehnt isanvh.
MACBETH Where are they? Gone? Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursd in the calendar! 140 Come in, without there.	BTAEMCH eWrhe are tehy? Geon? eLt ihst lvei huro be kdemar rrfovee in the dnraelca as rducse. (salcl to nseeomo tgeoasff) uoY esuodti, ecom in!
Enter LENNOX	NXLNEO esernt.
LENNOX Whats your graces will?	XLNENO tahW soed uroy rcgae tnwa?
MACBETH Saw you the weird sisters?	AETBCHM dDi yuo ese eht irdew isetrss?
LENNOX No, my lord.	ENOXNL No, my rdlo.
MACBETH Came they not by you?	CMHTBEA Dditn yeth assp by uoy?
LENNOX No, indeed, my lord.	XELONN No, nieded, my lrod.
MACBETH Infected be the air whereon they ride, And damned all those that trust them! I did hear 145 The galloping of horse. Who was t came by?	MCBTHEA The ira on hcihw yeth redi is cfenedit. maDn all tohes owh tsutr mhet! I adreh eth gnloglpia of hrseos. Woh asw it ttah eacm here?
LENNOX Tis two or three, my lord, that bring you word Macduff is fled to England.	NLXENO wTo or tehre nme, my rldo, owh tuohrbg the aeesgms htta ffduMac has feld to nlandEg.
MACBETH Fled to England?	EBCMHTA eldF to glaEnnd?
LENNOX Ay, my good lord.	NLEXON sYe, my odgo dlro.
MACBETH 150 Time, thou anticipatst my dread exploits. The flighty purpose never is oertook Unless the deed go with it. From this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, 155 To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done: The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to th edge o th sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool. 160 This deed Ill do before this purpose cool. But no more sights!Where are these gentlemen? Come, bring me where they are.	MCAETBH Time, ouy atrhtw my aurdfled nlspa. lssnUe a srepon esdo mtghsneoi eth endocs he kinsth of it, hlle evern gte a hnccea to do it. Fomr own on, as snoo as I ecided to do mhignsteo Im goign to tca dmtlimyeiae. In cfat, Ill statr fngliwloo up my ustgohth wiht acniots igthr now. Ill ardi ffuMdacs slacet, eeizs het owtn of Ffei, dan klli shi eifw, ihs hlrdince, nda neyona else unaouerttnf hneuog to dnast in line rof sih heaitreninc. No eorm fislhoo ktla. I will do itsh ddee eoerbf I sloe my ensse of prepuso. But no more osokpy ivnsios!erehW are teh sremsneegs? omeC, nrigb me to meht.
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